Re: default browser strangeness

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Tom Hall <aria1946@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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OS is XP Pro SP2

I have my bookmarks file saved on my desktop as an html file and
until today whenever I clicked on it, the default browser would
open it.

I have a total of 3 browsers installed: the latest release of
Firefox (2.0.0.13), and Firefox 3 beta 5.

I rarely use the release version of Firefox, preferring the beta
Firefox as my default browser most of the time.

I have both Firefox beta 5 and IE7 configured so that they will
alert me if they are not the default browser when opening. Both
browsers subsequently respond correctly depending on my choice at
the prompt.

What's started happening is this: even when IE7 is set as my
default browser, when I click on my bookmarks link, Firefox beta 5
opens it. I've tried using "Set Program Access and Defaults" from
the Start Menu and even went so far as to uncheck the box beside
Firefox beta 5 so that it wouldn't theoretically be available.

However, the bookmarks file continues to load in Firefox beta 5.

I just tried setting Firefox 2.0.0.13 as my default browser, and
then switched over to IE7.

The bookmarks file loads in Firefox 2.

How has Firefox managed to hijack the default browser settings and
yet still report that it is not the default browser after I've set
it to IE7? The only way I can now use IE7 as my browser is to open
it manually (home page in all browsers is set to the bookmarks
file), and then select a link from the list.

Interestingly, this anomaly seems to only affect the bookmarks
file. If I open a URL from anywhere else, the correct default
browser is invoked.

Color me confused.

Tom


Since you are using Beta 5, you are obviously a Beta Tester.
When problems occur with Beta version software, all beta testers know
that the proper procedure is to notify the Beta community of the
problem so that they can fix it before it goes public.

Report the problem to Firefox Beta Software team.

HTH,
John


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